Garment rack



0d. 2s, 1930. R. BRUNSON 1,779,730

GARMENT RACK Filed OCL. l2, 1928 fjj. i-

Patented O'ct. 28d, 1930 RANDOLPH BRUNsoN, 0F. Es'roitAivGn,

GARMEN'r n ApplicationV ma october iajfjilszl .seriaiiiorai'251oep This invention relates to improvementsin garment racks and has particular reference! nicate, thesaid key-hole slots facilitating the sliding attachment of garment hangers to the rod by inserting the rounded heads thereon within the slots. It is appreciated that gari5 ment racks of this style have heretofore been patented but difficulty has been experienced v in mounting them in clothes closets, due to the vfact that the rods must be accurately cut -j to fit the size of the closet, it being the pracfftao tice to support the rack from opposite walls.

By the use of my improved brackets, it is possible to either suspend the rack from op posite walls, or if the space between the walls is greater than Vthe length of the rack, the

' 25 same may be suspended from a closet shelf or a low hung ceiling.

Another object is to provide a garment rack which is suspended by spaced brackets provided with pins for reception in opposite f 30. ends of the rack, which prevent 'longitudinal shifting and turning of the rack when in a mounted position. With these and invention resides in certain novel construchereinafter fully described',are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, andl arel illustrated'in the accompanying drawing,in` whichz` Figure l is a vertical sectional viewthrough a clothes closet with my improved garment rack mounted therein.

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other objects in view, thef I p m the key-hole slots',-after whichrthe i'hanger :is 555 tion and combination and arrangement ofiv f' f a ts the essential features of which are-f Y Y A P r YiF19'-orftliellike,provideasimple andfstrong `:the rack andone of the supporting brack- ,etgu x f `1f-1+i-;

5. `i `a detail perspective =vliew1of--tlie -otrhei supponting.bracketwf "l Referring -to the. drawing'. 'characters, Athe numeral fiLOdesignates la garnien-t rack bar constructed of-.shee't ifi'etal bent upon .itselfsto .provide a 'longitudinal flower 'tubular portion l1, .and Aan' upper'ilongitudinal .tubular portion 1f2,'ltlie two- .pfliesl'fof 60 metal Abetween the 'two V'tilleul'arl portions being brought together to :lie 'flat againsteac'h other to provide a Web-'13, .and'tiffidesired'7 the-same :.r'naybe held' :together by rivets, orweldilng. @The :two tubular portions extend the entirel5 filengthlof" the rod thereof.

and-openat oppositerends "The tubiilarvhportion llliiis'larger :diamethereof. y The front s ide of the-#tubular por# `-Ilar portion 1.111,1 after which the "ih-'anger is Lmoved longitudinally ofjthe rackfbarfvvhich suspended position therefrom.V "Aihanger 4-may be readily reinoved'iby .sliding .the .same sovthat' the spherical .head is a opposite,` oneI of xrpulled out-vertically.; .z v *For 'mou ting lthe i'acksffint a clothes; closet l'inountii'ig. whichincludes Aa ldisk bracket Q20 1 and-fan angularfbracket 21;-Y "flhefdisk: bracket "is providedjwithopenings 22'4ther'ein foi-,i90

A fthe' passage fof screws /or '-:likelfastening elements and 'has fdiametrically* opposed pins A`23 and 24 exten-ding .from li-0ne1rside1fface "it-hereofwhich.are. .respectivelyginsertedfinto Flglfe 2 15 an enlarged Vertlcal transverse* llthetubul-ar portions fll and :12-at one^ .end of V95 sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.@

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical longi- -i tudinal sectional view on the linev3.- 3 ofY lthe `'iack "The disk v:bracket Qisyrshown `mounted -tothe cleat 25 of aI closet .shelf @26 although'ifthe salme/may .be fastened ,dir-, ect-ito Athemwall .ifidesired 'llhe lega27ofz1the angu- 50 Figure 4 is a sectional vperspective view of.`

lar` liracketS-Lprovded with. openingsj28ffor reference A55 serve as bearings therefor for preventing, longitudinal and turningmoveinent of the rack when in mounted position.

In instances where the rack has been cut t to the exact width of a closet, two 'disk brackets 2l may be used for supporting,t`he- 4 same, but in instances where Vthe racks have .beenecutpi'n standard lengths and areoshorter disk Wall bracket, an angular ceiling bracket, and superimposed'pins extending from the brackets and adapted to be re ceived in the open ends of said tubular portions.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my' signature. VRANDOLPH' BRUNSON.

than the space between two opposed walls, f

`one ofeach typeof bracket may be employed in a manner similar to thatv shown. How.- -Y

',ever, should the rack be short of'theiwidth Aof the closet andk it is desired to mount lthe rack in even spaced relation betweenthe Walls,` two angular. brackets may be used.

inthe cutting of racks too short to t against opposite walls ofacloset which is a com--y -mon occurrencewhen {itt-ing thev closets of l a hotel or vapartment house where all of the closets are consideredof a standard vwidth YThese forms ofbrackets eliminate any Waste c when in-reality there may bea-difference in size suii'icient tocause a. waste; of stock cut to the supposed length.

Y It mightA bewell tomention thatthe pins i lthe rack before fastening them to a supporting structure.

f VVhile I have `describedywhat I deem to be the most desirable ,embodiment of my invention, it isjobvious that'many of the details` u lv ypiece, said lower tubular portion being may be varied `withoutfili any waydeparting A, t from the, spirit of my invention, and I therefore'do'iiot limit myself to theeXactY details offthe brackets are inserted into the ,ends of Y.

ofconstruction herein 4set forth nor to any- I Y' thing lessthan Vthe whole" of my invention limited konly by kthe .a'ppeiidedfclaims l. What .is claimed as new is l. In a garment rack, a rackvbarincluding vupper and lower tubular portions, la

web between the portions and beingv formed therewith ina man-ner'torprovide a single larger Yin :diameter than the upper-tubular `l A portionfsaid tubularportions having lopen; u yends,supporting brackets for said-rack7 and d superimposed pins .extending from said -brackets' andadapted to be received inthe open ends of'saidtubularportions for fit-Av ting engagement therein. c

2.- In a garment rack,a .rack bar including superimposed:tubularI portions eXtendf I ing the length thereof, and havingopen ends,

v""a' web formed'with the portions andari ranged between the same, one of said tubular` portions beingl provided with Ygarment hanger receiving and" 'supporting means, a 

